Chapter 150 Yang Tianzun, please take back your magical powers (7k)

While the letter was on the way to Zezhou, Pingyang Prefecture was hit by war again.

On June 22, Wang Yuan, who came to rescue Zezhou, was defeated and returned to Pingyang. When passing through Fushan, he encountered Zhu Tong and was captured alive. He was then sent to Linfen and surrendered to Yang Chang.

June 25th, morning.

Yang Chang brought the newly surrendered Wang Yuan to the bank of Fen River to watch Lin Chong train his troops.

The number of surrendered soldiers was greater than that of Liangshan soldiers, so they could only be disrupted, reorganized and trained so that the two could quickly merge into a whole.

The south wind occasionally blows across the river, bringing a little coolness to the summer.

Seeing the uniform movements, Yang Chang sighed that Lin Chong was good at training soldiers, and he boasted to Wang Yuan with a smile: "Among the three thousand people being trained now, two thousand were previously Tian Biao's soldiers. Do you think there are any changes, General Wang?"

"Their spirit and energy have improved, and their fighting capacity must be different from before. The coach of the 800,000 Imperial Guards is worthy of his reputation. No wonder Tian Biao was defeated so quickly. I am convinced."

"hehe."

Yang Chang was about to give a modest answer when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried horse hooves from behind. He turned around and saw that it was Cao Zheng chasing him.

In a hurry?

In a flash, the horse arrived and Cao Zheng landed on the ground, holding the saddle.

"Brother, there is urgent military information. Sun An, commander of Tian Hu Palace, has led ten officers and 20,000 soldiers and horses and set up camp ten miles north of the city. I think he is here to seize Linfen."

It came so quickly. At this time and distance, I'm afraid it must have arrived last night."

Yang Chang frowned and talked to himself. He was glad that he had arranged the night defense of the city in advance, otherwise Sun An would have come so quickly and might have launched a night attack last night.

When Wang Yuan heard what Sun An said, he was so shocked that he kept swallowing his saliva and couldn't help but sigh: "Why is Tai Sui here? We are in big trouble!"

"Tai Sui?"

When Lin Chong heard this, he walked towards Wang Yuan with a look of disdain and asked contemptuously, "Is Sun An really that powerful? Is he just exaggerating?"

“No, no, no.” Wang Yuan waved his hands and explained anxiously: “Coach Lin, Sun An is really not simple. His nickname is Dragon Slayer. He may be the strongest under Tian Hu.”

"Dragon Slayer? The strongest one?"

Lin Chong smiled suddenly and said, "Then we should give it a try. Brother Yang, take a look."

"With the enemy coming, the soldiers can't be trained. First withdraw the troops back to the city, and then make plans."

"Yes."

Yang Chang did not have a deep impression of Sun An. He only vaguely remembered that Tian Hu was the weakest among the four major bandits and had only a few people under his command who could fight.

Now the enemy has more soldiers than those in the city. Logically, they should hold the city firmly. However, Tian Hu's soldiers are relatively weak in combat and the gap in strength between the two sides is not big. Yang Chang could not make up his mind for a moment and planned to consult Zhu Wu after entering the city.

Lin Chong needed to reorganize the troops later, while Yang Chang rushed back to Linfen first.

When he rode to the provincial government office, Zhu Wu, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and Hu Sanniang were already waiting there.

"Sanlang, there is an enemy."

"I understand. What do you think, Zhu Junshi?"

"The latest report from the scouts just now is that the enemy camp is mobilizing troops again. They should come over on their own initiative. I suggest you wait for them to tire themselves out."

"Alright."

Yang Chang nodded slightly, turned around and told Wu Song: "I will take the brothers to the north gate to meet the enemy. I will trouble you to look after the other gates, especially the east gate which has not been repaired yet."

"Don't worry, Sanlang."

After the first few battles, Wu Song's martial arts skills showed their flaws.

Although he could attack and climb the enemy's territory first at critical moments, he did not know how to ride a horse and could not charge into battle. Most of the time, he could only fight with the legion as the leader of the infantry. The destructive power he caused on the regular battlefield was not even as good as that of his deputy generals Cao Zheng and Chen Da, and was far less deterrent than his power in Liangshan.

Although Lu Zhishen was also a leader of the infantry, he was a military commander after all, so he retained his skills in horseback combat and could occasionally play the role of a cavalry general.

Yang Chang was in charge of the army for a short time, but he also saw Wu Song's shortcomings, so most of the time he let him guard the city or serve as the guard of the central army. He was considered to know how to use people well.

Sun An's camp was ten miles away from Linfen. When he led his troops to the north gate of Linfen, Yang Chang's side was already prepared, and there were even opponents waiting outside the city.

As the "identifier" of Water Margin masters, and having volunteered to fight the Dragon Slayer, Yang Chang naturally had to give Lin Chong a chance.

From taking over the military and political affairs of Fushan to taking over the military and political affairs of Xiangling and Linfen, Yang Chang learned to delegate power appropriately and give his subordinates opportunities to perform. If he took on everything, he would be exhausted even if he cheated, and others would also lose the opportunity to grow.

At the turn of Chen and Si, the enemy stopped.

Yang Chang looked from the bottom of the city and saw the man in the lead holding two swords. He was very big and burly, and the horse looked small when he rode on it.

"Who is this guy? How come he is so strong? I feel he is similar to Mr. Lu."

"Master, you may not know that this person is Sun An. He is nine feet tall, with a waist of eight feet in circumference. He is extremely strong and very powerful."

"Nine feet? No wonder."

After listening to Wang Yuan's introduction, Lu Zhishen confirmed his guess. Among the 108 heroes gathered at Liangshan, apart from Yu Baosi who carried the big flag, the next one was the nine-foot tall Lu Junyi.

When everyone heard the word "nine feet", they couldn't help but associate it with Lu Junyi, and they all worried about Lin Chong, who was eight feet tall.

Hu Sanniang secretly poked Yang Chang's waist and asked in a low voice: "Sir, is Master Lin okay?"

"Don't worry, my lady. Instructor Lin is so brave that he can fight Mr. Lu back and forth. No matter how strong Sun An is, he can't defeat him."

"Oh"

Although Yang Chang said this, he still secretly sent Cao Zheng to support him. He now had too few cards in his hand, and he could not accept it even if Lin Chong was injured.

While several people on the city wall were discussing, Sun An had already arrived at the battlefront below the city wall.

Looking at Lin Chong, Sun An frowned and snorted, "Are you Lin Chong? It is said that you were forced to go to Liangshan before, so you should be a thief in Water Margin. It is really unreasonable for you to come here to seize my city without any reason."

"Not everyone wants to be a thief. Just because your lord Tian Hu occupied the land and proclaimed himself king, he thought the land of Sanjin was his own? What a joke! Now that the heavenly soldiers are here, the right thing to do is to dismount and surrender!" Lin Chong responded sharply and refused to give in.

"Hmm."

Sun An sneered, raised the iron sword in his hand, and said sarcastically: "You are just a birdman from Shuibo, but you call yourself a heavenly soldier. It's too much of a compliment to yourself. Do you dare to fight to the death?"

"That's just what I want."

Lin Chong let go of the reins, rode his horse forward, and charged straight at Sun An with his spear.

"Well come."

Sun An shouted and urged his horse to rush forward. He held the sword with both hands and first blocked and then stabbed, not afraid of Lin Chong's reputation at all.

Lin Chong's spear skills were as superb as a dragon, while Sun An's double swords were powerful and powerful. The two men fought back and forth, each showing off their skills, and it was difficult to tell who was the better one after fighting for more than ten rounds.

Fighting on horseback is very disadvantageous with a sword, as the blade is short and not heavy enough. At long range it cannot leverage the power of the horse as well as a spear, at close range it cannot penetrate armor as well as whips and hammers, and it is certainly not as powerful as the double swords which are also short weapons for chopping. But the situation is different when the double swords are in Sun An's hands.

Sun An was tall and had long arms, which perfectly made up for the shortcomings of his short sword. Moreover, compared with heavy weapons such as halberds, axes and broadswords, using light double swords could save more energy and reduce the load on the mount, thus achieving the goal of long-term combat.

Yang Chang himself has a pair of swords, but he would rather use a spear and a stick on horseback. When he sees Lin Chong and Sun An fighting to a standstill, he sighs that the only person in his memory who was good at using double swords was Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms period.

Lin Chong is nicknamed Little Zhang Fei, but he can’t defeat Sun An who imitates Liu Bei?
As noon approached, the sun gradually climbed to the zenith.

The soldiers on both sides, who were originally cheering, were already thirsty in the end, and they just licked their lips and continued to watch the fight. Sun An's endurance was indeed amazing, and he fought with Lin Chong for sixty or seventy rounds without realizing it.

Seeing that Lin Chong was unable to defeat the opponent after a long fight, while Sun An was still as steady as an old dog, Yang Chang turned around and asked Lu Zhishen.

"Master Lu, do you think Master Lin can win?"

"The two have been fighting for such a long time, but Sun An doesn't seem to be tired. I think within a hundred rounds, they will still be evenly matched. If it exceeds a hundred rounds, Senior Brother will be in trouble."

"Yeah, I agree with you."

Yang Chang nodded slightly. He had fought with Lin Chong before. Although it was not a life-and-death fight, he had an idea of ​​his martial arts. It was obvious that Sun An was slightly stronger than him, but there was still a gap between him and Shi Wengong. Perhaps Lu Junyi had an absolute advantage.

"Ming Jin retreats the troops."

"Yes!"

The soldiers on both sides of the city had been wilted by the sun, and they were all excited when they heard the gong.

Lin Chong was already soaked. Upon hearing the prompt, he decisively drew his two swords and instantly distanced himself from Sun An.

"Both the men and the horses are exhausted. How about we take a short rest and then change horses to fight again?"

"Okay."

Sun An himself was not tired, but he was exhausted from riding a horse, so he immediately agreed to Lin Chong's request. However, when Lin Chong was about to return to the battlefield, he stopped him and pointed at the tower and asked, "Who is that man in golden armor on the tower? The reflection of light has blinded my eyes several times."

"Ok?"

Lin Chong turned his head slightly and immediately responded proudly: "This is our army's commander, Yang Chang, the vanguard of Pingbei."

"Yang Chang? Is that the Bright Heavenly Lord?"

Sun An had also heard the rumors about Yang Chang, but he didn't believe that someone was so fierce, so he shouted to Lin Chong: "Go back and tell him not to just watch the battle, but to come down and fight me if he has the courage."

"You may not be able to catch it."

Lin Chong turned around and smiled strangely, then rode his horse back to his camp.

Sun An glanced at the city wall again and ordered the entire army to retreat several miles to cool off and rest.

After retreating to a safe area and confirming that Linfen was not pursuing them, Sun An summoned five generals, Qin Ying, Lu Qing, Yao Yue, Feng Sheng, and Lu Fang. The six of them sat together under the shade of a tree to discuss the war.

The five generals who did not play were all exhausted from the sun and were sitting on the ground with no energy. On the contrary, Sun An was in better condition.

He glanced at everyone and said seriously, "Lin Chong is indeed worthy of his reputation, but his physical strength is not as good as mine. He has returned to the city to rest and has relaxed. He will definitely come to the city to watch the battle later, so our chance has come."

"what chance?"

Lu Qing, who was originally leaning back with his hands on the ground, suddenly sat up straight.

Sun An's eyes shone, and he said coldly: "Yang Chang is the commander. If I capture him, the enemy's morale will surely collapse. Then, wouldn't it be easy to recover Linfen?"

"But from Lin Chong's tone just now, it seems that Yang Chang is not a good person."

Before Lu Qing could finish his words, he was interrupted by Sun An's glance.

"Have you heard the rumor? Rumors may not be credible. Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen and others are indeed famous in the martial arts world, but who has heard of Yang Chang before? It must be a false rumor. Even if he is really good at martial arts, I still have a way to capture him."

"What's the great plan, Marshal?"

Qin Ying and Yao Yue asked in unison.

Sun An smiled playfully, pinching his chin and muttering, "Wait until we have rested enough, and then urge the troops to the city before dusk. If that Yang Chang dares to go out of the city to fight, I will do my best to hold him down. Qin Ying, Lu Qing, and Yao Yue will help me capture the general, and Feng Sheng and Lu Fang will lead the troops to charge into the battle and kill those who block the way. But remember to follow my orders and wait until it gets dark before taking action, otherwise they will not be able to react in time."

"Wonderful."

Lu Qing perked up and nodded in agreement, "The scene will be chaotic. If the four of us work together, I believe we can capture Yang Chang. Even if we lose some troops, the enemy army will be in chaos if we capture the enemy chief."

"Just follow my advice and take a rest."

When Sun An was plotting against Yang Chang, Yang Chang was guessing what Sun An would drop. He thought to himself, "Brother, your durability is so good, could it be that you have the attribute of endurance?"
In fact, after Yang Chang obtained the [Iron Wall] attribute, he was already capable of both offense and defense and was not afraid of any opponent. Even if he was fighting a life-and-death battle with Lu Junyi, he could not be said to have no chance of winning.

Therefore, Yang Chang is not very excited about some ordinary drops. He just wants to advance the plot quickly and follow Gongsun Sheng to cultivate immortality as soon as possible.

A Qi-refining master can call the wind and rain. Isn't that more magnificent than fighting with swords and guns?
Lin Chong, who had just returned from the battle, was praising Sun An to others, and finally reminded Yang Chang, "He specifically asked to fight with Brother Yang. If Brother Yang wants to command from the tower, I will go out of the city to fight him."

"me?"

Yang Chang came back to his senses, pointed at himself and said with a smile: "I was called to fight. If I don't go, I will be ridiculed."

"Think twice, vanguard, beware of fraud."

"Yes, yes, that Sun An is a man of strategy, not a reckless man."

Zhu Wu and Wang Yuan interrupted one after another to advise. Yang Chang looked sideways at the two of them, and finally his eyes fell on Zhu Wu.

"General Wang doesn't know my martial arts, so why does Military Advisor Zhu say so? As long as I am not lured into pursuit, what's the point of fighting under the city?"

"I don't question the martial arts of the vanguard, but Sun An knew that even Coach Lin couldn't defeat him, but he still wanted to fight with the vanguard. I always feel that something is wrong. Since this man has a strategic mind and is a general that Tian Hu relies on, why is he so obsessed with fighting?"

"Ok?"

After listening to Zhu Wu's analysis, Yang Chang said disapprovingly: "We are fighting on our own territory, how can we be afraid of him? Don't worry about so much, I will capture him directly later, and I don't care about any conspiracy or conspiracy."

"Sun An's prestige is extremely high. If the vanguard can capture him, the other counties in Pingyang that have not been captured will probably surrender without a fight."

Yang Chang was just saying it casually, but was aroused by Wang Yuan's words. He thought that if he could recapture the Dragon Slayer Sun An, he might be able to save himself a lot of trouble.

War doesn't necessarily last from beginning to end.

Appropriate deterrence and diplomacy are also strategies that serve war.

Thinking of this, Yang Chang looked at his wife and said, "My dear, please support me later. It's the same old rule."

"That's exactly what I meant." Hu Sanniang understood. Seeing this, Lin Chong reminded her, "The enemy will not remain indifferent if you and your wife work together to capture the general. We must arrange troops to support you."

"Ah."

Yang Chang nodded and glanced at everyone, his eyes stopped at Zhu Wu, and said: "I'll trouble the military advisor and General Lin to guard the city, and the rest of the officers and soldiers will follow me out of the city, and we will act according to the situation and provide support when the time comes."

"Sanlang, can I go with you?"

Wu Song was afraid that Yang would disagree, so he continued, "There is nothing wrong with the three gates, east, west and south. Zhou Tong's arm injury has not healed yet, so he will stay to patrol. With Coach Lin and Military Advisor Zhu here, Linfen City is as solid as a rock."

"Okay, I feel more at ease with my second brother coming with me."

"In that case, let's get ready."

"Well, arrange dinner in advance."

Both sides had their own ulterior motives, and when the sun set, Sun An led his troops to approach.

Yang Chang had already lined up outside the city. Although there was no sunlight to support the golden armor, the Jade Lion Zhaoye was shining white, which made Sun An feel envious.

What a nice white horse! It will be mine soon.

Sun An took the initiative to lead his horse forward and looked towards the enemy camp. When he didn't see Lin Chong, he was secretly delighted and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"I said, why are you grinning?"

"Who laughed? Are you Yang Chang?"

"What's wrong? Are you scared?"

Yang Changyu said something provocative, and then added a witty remark, "If you are thinking about Master Lin, I will go and get him out?"

"You are the one I want, little thief. Look at the sword."

Sun An was afraid that Yang Chang would go back on his word, so he decisively raised his sword and urged his horse to charge forward. Yang Chang also calmly rushed out with his spear in hand.

Numerous experiences have taught Yang Chang that there can be no mercy in a life-and-death fight, and one cannot wait to use the so-called ultimate move, otherwise it will be useless and he will lose his life, and he may die with his eyes open.

In view of this, this guy came later but arrived first.

Relying on the great speed of the divine horse, he raised the golden halberd with phoenix wings and blocked the opponent's attack as soon as it came into sight.

"So fast!"

Sun An shouted softly and quickly raised his two swords to block.

With a clang, sparks flew.

Hitting would trigger the [Qi-Calming and Prisoning Force], which shocked Sun An, who was trying to parry it, and was horrified. He thought that this young man had great strength, and that his momentum had inexplicably weakened.

My heart is as solid as a rock, so why is my body showing fear?

At the moment when the two men were retiring, Sun An retracted his sword with his left hand as normal, but turned his body sideways to stab forward with his right hand.

He knew that the Phoenix-wing Gilded Halberd was heavy, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to catch the enemy off guard, but he underestimated Yang Chang's agility.

Just as the iron sword was approaching Yang Chang's chest, Sun An saw the tail of the phoenix-wing gilded halberd extended and connected with the sword tip, stabbing with the backhand, shocking Sun An so much that he hurriedly twisted his waist to avoid it.

Yang Chang had the blessing of [Flying General], and was as agile as if he was born on a horse. He attacked fiercely as soon as he met Sun An, and Sun An had to parry frequently.

In the past few years since he joined Tian Hu, Sun An has experienced many battles.

Considering Lin Chong's opponent in the morning, only Yang Chang gave the strongest sense of oppression. The two fought for eight or nine rounds in a blink of an eye, and he mostly focused on defense.

Although Sun An was defending himself, Yang Chang was unable to find any flaws.

This man was not only agile but also strong. There was no possibility for him to defeat him alone. Moreover, the energy consumption of his parrying was far greater than that of other opponents. So Sun An secretly wanted to shake him off.

What Sun An didn't know was that Yang Chang had the same idea in his mind. He was not a fighting maniac, and he didn't like repetitive moves, so he had no intention of wasting time with the enemy.

The two fought for about fifteen or sixteen rounds. Yang Chang just turned his head slightly. Hu Sanniang immediately understood his meaning and urged her green horse forward.

Sun An adjusted his angle at that time, fighting with Yang Chang with his back to the city gate, and was unaware of the people behind him.

He was just about to give a signal to his companions on the battlefield, but he saw Qin Ying, Lu Qing and Yao Yue riding out on three horses at the same time. He thought to himself that you guys quite understand what I mean. Then Feng Sheng and Lu Fang also led their troops to charge into the battle.

Seeing that Yang Chang didn't notice, Sun An immediately felt that the matter was settled, and immediately raised his two swords to wrestle with Yang Chang, sneering at the same time: "Yang Chang, you're done."

"is it?"

"Isn't it?"

Seeing Yang Chang so calm, Sun An's eyes were full of contempt.

At this time, he also heard shouting from behind and knew that they were coming to rescue General Yang, but the guy in front of him was unmoved and his own people were almost there.

The sins committed by God can be forgiven, but the sins committed by oneself cannot be lived.

"Commander, be careful!"

"what?"

"Behind me!"

Lu Qing's loud reminder interrupted Sun An's inner thoughts.

When she noticed the sound of horse hooves approaching from behind, it was too late to dodge. Hu Sanniang threw out the red cotton lasso, which wrapped around Sun Ankuo's waist like a red snake.

Sun An and Yang Chang were wrestling, with all their strength concentrated in their arms, and were easily pulled off their horses by a lasso.

Hu Sanniang thought she had it easy, but she didn't expect Sun An to be so powerful that he didn't completely lose control after falling to the ground.

Sun An grabbed the lasso and tried to pull the female general down by brute force, but Hu Sanniang was not someone to be trifled with. She swung her knife forward and Sun An immediately rolled over to avoid it.

Fortunately, Cao Zheng arrived in time and captured him together with Hu Sanniang.

Why didn't Yang Chang help? Because when he overthrew Sun An, Qin Ying, Lu Qing and Yao Yue had already arrived.

Seeing Sun An being dragged off the horse, these people no longer remembered how to capture the general, and all pointed their spears and sticks at Yang Chang's back.

Yang Chang realized that the enemy was approaching. With his great skill and courage, he screwed his feet into the stirrups and leaned his whole body backwards. At the same time, the phoenix-wing gilded halberd in his hand also fell rapidly from front to back like the hands of a rapidly spinning clock.

Lu Qing rushed to the front and thought he could pierce Yang Chang's vest, but the falling phoenix-wing gilded halberd hit him squarely on the left shoulder, and then he and his horse were crushed.

With a loud bang, dust was splashed and people neighed and horses whinnied.

If it weren't for the heavy shoulder armor that unloaded most of the force on the warhorse, Lu Qing would have been cut off from the shoulder on the spot. Although he was still alive, his collarbone was broken.

But the battlefield was filled with noise and no one heard his cries.

Qin Ying and Yao Yue arrived a little later. When they saw Lu Qing being knocked off his horse, they both pulled the reins at the same time and hesitated for a moment, but soon they raised their guns and sticks and attacked Yang Chang.

Yang Chang succeeded in his counterattack, and his waist returned to its original position like a spring. Then he pushed away Yao Yue's mace, and the guy was so panicked that he almost fell off his mount.

The tip of Qin Ying's spear was already heading towards his heart, so Yang Chang had no choice but to turn sideways and release his left hand, then firmly grasped the back of the spear tip and pulled it forward.

"you"

Qin Ying was controlled by this exaggerated force. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He even forgot to let go and turned to run away. It was not until his body leaned forward and lost control that he realized that he was doomed.

Yang Chang held the boring handle in his right hand and pushed it forward, and the tip of the boring bar pierced directly into Qin Ying's throat.

At this time, Yao Yue had just controlled his body. Seeing another companion gone, he became frightened and turned his horse around to run, but no ordinary horse could be faster than the divine horse.

Yang Changjue thrust his horse forward, and Yao Yue was stabbed to death by the head of his horse.

Three kills were completed in a short moment, shocking the soldiers behind and making them turn around and run, colliding with the group behind them, and they were so confused that they didn't know east, west, south, or north.

Generals Feng Sheng and Lu Fang, who went to the rear to block the road, were stopped by a fat monk who came on horseback. The two then attacked Lu Zhishen from both sides.

Before they could even fight for two moves, Feng Sheng was exposed and was killed by Lu Zhishen's Zen stick.

Lu Fang, who had attacked from behind, was cut into two pieces by Wu Song, who came over with big strides and used his sword.

The rebel army was leaderless in an instant, and they all ran for their lives under the setting sun. The seriously injured general Lu Qing fell to the ground and was eventually trampled to death by the horses.

Yang Chang led his men to fight for a distance of four or five miles, and did not return to the city until dark.

Dodge and pick up things along the way.

[Gain farmer experience, which can improve hunter skill proficiency after use. Please choose to use or discard. ]

[Gain farmer experience, which can improve farmer skill proficiency after use. Please choose to use or discard. ]

[Gain gun and stick experience. Use it to improve hunter skill proficiency. Please choose to use or discard.]

[Gain hunter experience (high amount), use it to improve hunter skill proficiency, please choose to use or discard. ]

Yang Chang discovered through picking up corpses that many of the bandits were originally farmers, and those generals who were killed in the battle were most likely hunters, and they did not drop any good things at all.

When they returned to Linfen at night, the only prisoner, Sun An, was escorted to the palace by Cao Zheng.

In order to follow Yang Chang in the attack, Hu Sanniang handed Sun An to Cao Zhengxian to be taken back to Linfen. She had already been persuaded to surrender by Lin Chong and Zhu Wu.

When Yang Chang saw that Sun An was still tied up, he pretended to scold Lin Chong, Cao Zheng and others.

"Why are you so disrespectful to General Sun?"

"us."

"Brother Yang."

Just as Yang Chang was about to untie Sun An, Zhu Wu suddenly stepped forward and whispered, "Coach Lin just advised that General Sun is willing to surrender, but there is a condition."

"That's a good thing. If I can satisfy you, I'll try my best to satisfy you."

"He is unwilling to surrender to the court, but only to the general."

"Ok?"

Yang Chang's hand had already touched the rope. Hearing such a strange request, he immediately turned sideways to look at Sun An, "Why?"

"The court is corrupt and incompetent. I don't want to work for the Zhao Song Dynasty and help the corrupt officials bully the people. But I admire General Yang's martial arts and would like to follow him and learn from him."

Even though his hands were tied, Sun An still bowed his head.

Yang Chang was surprised, so he hurriedly helped Sun An up and responded while untying the rope.

"Thank you for your kindness, General. If I don't want to work for the court, then I won't do it. As long as you help me to eliminate Tian Hu, I can also pardon my past crimes and become a rich man based on my merits."

"Sun does not seek wealth and honor, but I admire the strong and the heroes. From now on, I will be at your disposal."

"Well, that's easy."

Yang Chang was confused. He suspected that Sun An was influenced by Chao Gai [the leader], but in fact it was Lin Chong who talked with him for a long time.

When he learned that Yang Chang was intelligent, brave, and righteous, and that he had a rebellious character that was not afraid of power, the nine-foot-tall Sun An immediately became a fan of him.

In order to show his loyalty, Sun An rode alone to the camp outside the city the next day and recruited the six generals Mei Yu, Jin Zhen, Bi Jie, Pan Xun, Yang Fang, and Hu Mai, as well as the remaining 15,000 soldiers.

This was not the end. Sun An then sent these people away and went to persuade the counties of Pingyang to surrender in his own name.

In less than half a month, the remaining seven counties all surrendered.

After this period of time, Yang Chang gradually understood the essence of Sun Tzu's Art of War: To conquer the enemy without fighting is the best of all strategies.

What does it mean to conquer the enemy without fighting? This is conquering the enemy without fighting.

At the beginning of July, Ji County, east of Fushan County.

Sun An brought Yang Chang to take over the county town, and happened to meet Lu Junyi heading north along the Qinshui River.

Seeing Yang Chang appear in Ji County without his brothers Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen and others, Lu Junyi looked at him with concern.

"Why is Yang Xianfeng here? Has Linfen been recaptured by Tian Biao? Have the other brothers met with trouble?"

"what?"

Lu Junyi ignored Yang Chang's surprise and continued to talk: "Where are they imprisoned? I will bring 50,000 troops with me, and I will definitely..."

"Mr. Lu, wait a moment."

The more Yang Chang listened, the more confused he became. So he stretched out his hand to interrupt Lu Junyi, "I am completely confused. The entire Pingyang Prefecture has surrendered. What can happen to you brothers?"

"What did you say? The entire Pingyang?"

"Yes, that is, the ten counties of Pingyang."

When Lu Junyi saw Yang Chang's determined expression, a huge wave of emotion suddenly surged in his heart.

What did I just hear? He conquered the huge city of Pingyang with only 8,000 men and a dozen brothers?

Yang Tianzun, please take back your magical powers, it makes us look incompetent.
(End of this chapter)